Interactive Mapping Sites
- ArcGIS OnlineFrom ESRI, this link takes you to a 30-day trial. Colgate has its own instance of ArcGIS Online, please contact the Geography Dept or IT for an account.
- Social Explorer This link opens in a new windowCoverage: 1790–present. A premier U.S. demographics website with online tools to help users visually analyze and understand the demography of the United States through the use of interactive maps and data reports. Users will need to create local accounts to save work, share, or collaborate on projects.
- USGS topoBuilderA USGS web based application for creating custom United States topographic maps on demand.
- EnviromapperInteractive tool for mapping several types of environmental information, including drinking water, toxic and air releases, hazardous waste, water discharge permits, and Superfund sites. Also links to text reports
- Wetlands MapperFrom the National Wetlands Inventory Center of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
- Adirondack AtlasA collaborative database of information relating to the Adirondack Park, NY. The database contains over 30,000 geographic features.
- Ancient World Mapping Center - InteractiveThis web-based mapping tool allows you to make maps of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin, North Africa, and the Near East. It covers 750 BCE to 600 CE. You can save and print your map as a PDF or save it as a KML for use with Google Earth.
- American PanoramaInteractive atlas of US history from the Digital Scholarship Lab at the University of Richmond.
- Map the Meal GapInteractive map showing food insecurity at the state, county, and Congressional District-level.
- EJSCREENThis is an interactive environmental justice mapping tool developed by the EPA. AS OF FEBRUARY 2025, TO THIS RESOURCE HAS BEEN REMOVED BY THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE CURRENT FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION